Knives

[Cuwins]

Can anyone recommend a good but reasonably priced knife set? And/or an easy to use knife sharpener? Struggling to keep my knives sharp

Love my wusthof chefs knife, use it for everything

Look lovely but definitely don't meet the reasonably priced criteria!

That’s why I only have one!

Sabatier , vary in price, last 40 years or so.

We bought a set of ProCook Professional X50 knives a couple of years ago. They are excellent and we are delighted with them. They weren’t cheap, but for the quality they are very good value. Highly recommend.

As for sharpening them, DP does the swishing, twirling thing with his steel. He likes to think he looks like a pro, but I’m just waiting for him to accidentally amputate a finger. 😉

Agree with @peanutbuttertoasty and they have a knife sharpener that's reasonably prices compared to stones set.
I'd start with two, chefs and paring and build up your collection.

Thank you

Generally you get better value by not getting a knife set, but just buying the knives you need (usually a chef’s knife, a utility/paring knife and maybe a bread knife). Some of the best cost per value knives are by Victorinox. Fairly cheap, and they’re used widely in industry so very hard wearing.

For sharpening I use a honing rod at home to maintain the edge. The best way to sharpen a knife is with a whetstone, and there are lots of great YouTube videos on how to do it, but I just take my knives down to my butchers and let them do it for me. I also never put my knives in the dishwasher and make sure to wash and dry them straight away.

Thank you.
Yes for me that would be an accident waiting to happen!

I have this Joseph Joseph knife sharpener - it’s very tidy in the drawer and seems to work well.

https://www.josephjoseph.com/products/rota-knife-sharpener-red

My main large knife is a bit pricey but even the normal ones really benefit from the sharpener, doing it often makes a big difference. I’ve got some cheaper small knives from amazon for fruit / tomatoes etc - they were whichever ones were well reviewed.

meant to add - having an easy to use sharpener that doesn’t annoy me or get lost down the back makes a big difference cos I actually use it.

Thanks. I do like a block for storing them though

Thank you. I will have a look at prices individually but I do like a block for storing them.

I like the look of that. Nice and small